5th wheel hitch
Hopefully this doesn't sound as a dumb question. I am in the works to get a 5th wheel RV, all my past experience was with class A's. Now that I have a good pulling truck I am looking into a ...
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But those forces are there when towing a gooseneck heavy trailer.
Arent real gooseneck trailers putting more weight/load on the truck itself with their long gooseneck arm?
i was under impression gooseneck trailers by design put allot more weight on truck than a 5th wheel trailer?
i googled "gooseneck trailers" and they all have long necks connecting to ball.
Arent real gooseneck trailers putting more weight/load on the truck itself with their long gooseneck arm?
i was under impression gooseneck trailers by design put allot more weight on truck than a 5th wheel trailer?
i googled "gooseneck trailers" and they all have long necks connecting to ball.
gkainz wrote:joe_dejesus wrote:
question: is there any difference between andersen and one of these?
http://www.etrailer.com/Gooseneck-and-Fifth-Wheel-Adapters/Convert-A-Ball/CAB-C5G.html
Yes - night and day difference.
Andersen does not change the flex forces applied to the king pin and trailer frame, whereas the above transfers the flex forces by extending the level arm on the kingpin by the length of that adapter.
